Life, knitting and sewing with a dash of vintage flair.

January 26, 2009

Wow. It's been a long time hasn't it? I hadn't even realized that it has been nearly 2 years since I've posted here. I went through a period when I did barely any knitting. Working in NYC has really changed my knitting habits, and I've been finding myself getting home after 7pm and being too tired to even think of picking up the needles. I used to do more knitting on the train, but most of the time I've been finding myself taking catnaps on the train. I don't think that I realized how draining the commute was going to be. I also became a bit obsessed with a thing called the Dis boards and planning the two Disney vacations I've taken since my last posting. Socializing there took what was left of my very little free time.

I have been working on a few knitting projects, more slowly than I used to, but I've still had things on the needles. Back in August I decieded that I wanted to finish my Rapunzel sweater so I could submit it to the Big E state fair. It had been sitting barely touched since I had started working in New York. Very sad, especially since all it needed was for the sleeves to be finished. I finished the sleeves right before my late August vacation, and spent most of my flight down to Florida piecing it together. I got the collar added on over the course of vacation and came home with a finished sweater just in time to make the submission date for the fair. How'd it do? I'll save that news for when I post the pictures of the sweater.

Since then I've been reinvigorated with my knitting. I started a Rhinebeck sweater. I didn't quite finish it, but have a bit more of the sleeves to do. (Those sleeves kill me every time!). I picked up some yarn at Rhinebeck and have a few new projects on the needles. It feels good to be knitting again. I don't think I realized how much I had been missing it. I also finally signed up for Ravelry, and that has been feeding my renewed obsession as well. (my name is "ibelle" on Ravelry) I found a knitting group in my home town to, and it's been really nice to get together with other knitters. I've been missing blogging to, and am going to try my best to balance all my addictions. Everything in moderation, right?